Earth's Systems: 4-ESS2-1

Which section of this rock formation would be the newest?

• Basalt

• Slate

• limestone

• siltstone

Which section of the rock formation would be the oldest?

• The top layer is the oldest.

• The bottom layer is the oldest.

• The middle layer is the oldest.

In which of the Earth's layers would there most likely be a yellow shade of rock?

• limestone

• sandstone

• basalt

• granite

True or False: This photo below depicts no changes to the rock layers over time.

• True

• False

Mrs. Davis claims that the graphic shown below demonstrates a change in rock layers. She says that they should be lined up with the same color in each row but there has been a shift. Which natural disaster could cause this change in rock layers that would support Mrs. Davis' claims?

• typhoon

• earthquake

• tornado

• flood

These fossils were found in the Earth's layer made of what type of rock?

• Aquatic (water) animal fossils

• shale

• limestone

Which answer choice has the rock layers listed in the correct order from oldest to newest?

• A, B, C, G, F, D, E

• A, B, C, D, E, F, G

• G, F, E, D, C, B, A

• F, G, A, B, C, E, D

To solve a problem, Marcy added some rocks to her flowerbed just under the rain gutter. What was most likely Marcy's problem? (Think erosion).

• She was having a problem with insects burrowing.

• The water from her gutter pipe was washing away the soil in the flower bed.

• The soil was blocking the path of the water flowing out of the gutter pipe.